Elves, Leprechauns, Gnomes, and Little Men's Chowder & Marching Society
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The Elves, Leprechauns, Gnomes, and Little Men's Chowder & Marching Society was the fraternal organization frequented by Mr. O’Malley, the fairy
godfather in Crockett Johnson
’s daily comic strip
Barnaby. The actual locale of the ELGLMC&MS, as it was often referred to in the comic strip , was never seen in the strip itself, but it was known to be the favorite gathering spot for all the so-called imaginary creatures featured in the strip. Other ELGLMC&MS members, such as McSnoyd the invisible leprechaun and Atlas the diminutive mental giant, often turned up to regale Barnaby with tales of the short-comings of Mr. O’Malley, who was regarded by his fellow little men as something of a windbag. It was from the ELGLMC&MS that O’Malley launched his successful campaign for the US Congress.
The name was adopted by a science fiction
fan organization.
Fairy
A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...
godfather in Crockett Johnson
Crockett Johnson
Crockett Johnson was the pen name of cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk...
’s daily comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
Barnaby. The actual locale of the ELGLMC&MS, as it was often referred to in the comic strip , was never seen in the strip itself, but it was known to be the favorite gathering spot for all the so-called imaginary creatures featured in the strip. Other ELGLMC&MS members, such as McSnoyd the invisible leprechaun and Atlas the diminutive mental giant, often turned up to regale Barnaby with tales of the short-comings of Mr. O’Malley, who was regarded by his fellow little men as something of a windbag. It was from the ELGLMC&MS that O’Malley launched his successful campaign for the US Congress.
The name was adopted by a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
fan organization.